New update with Android security improvements

Nov 19, 2022 16:12 GMT  ·  By

Microsoft is now an Android device manufacturer, and just like the likes of Samsung and Google, the software giant ships frequent updates with bug fixes and new features.

The latest firmware update for the Surface Duo and the Surface Duo 2 doesn’t bring much to users out there, with Microsoft explaining that it focused mostly on the security improvements that Google itself detailed in the November 2022 Android Security Bulletin.

The new firmware versions are 2022.817.13 for the Surface Duo and 2022.817.23 for the Surface Duo 2.

On the other hand, there’s much better news if you use the Surface Duo on AT&T. The company started the rollout of Android 12L, the new operating system that includes so many new features and improvements.

Microsoft highlights the following features that are now becoming available for Surface Duo users on AT&T:  

  • New Fluent UI—redesigned Quick Settings and Settings, refreshed Microsoft feed design, new acrylic system effects.
  • Windows accent color styles and dynamic theming based on chosen wallpaper.
  • New Windows inspired wallpaper.
  • Pen menu for Surface Slim Pen 2. For more info, see Use Surface Slim Pen with Surface Duo.
  • Transfer Microsoft Teams meeting through the Time widget. For more info, see Transfer Teams meetings to Surface Duo.

In the meantime, customers who are waiting for the Surface Duo 3 would obviously have to wait a little bit longer, as the device is very unlikely to be unveiled until the second half of 2023.

Most likely, however, the Surface Duo 3 would come not only with hardware upgrades but also with new refinements to the dual-screen form factor. Of course, the Redmond-based software giant has so far remained completely tight-lipped on everything related to its next Duo, so for now, it’s better to just take everything with a healthy pinch of salt.